Vachellia nilotica taken as Acacia nilotica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Mimosoideae
Tribus: Acacieae
Genus: Vachellia
Species: Vachellia nilotica
Subspecies: V. n. subsp. adstringens – V. n. subsp. cupressiformis – V. n. subsp. hemispherica – V. n. subsp. indica –V. n. subsp. kraussiana – V. n. subsp. leiocarpa – V. n. subsp. subalata – V. n. subsp. tomentosa

Name

Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb., Mabberley's Pl.-Book 1021. (2008)

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Mimosa nilotica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 521–522. (1753)
  • Homotypic
    • Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile, Fl. Aegypt. Illustr. 79; Desf. Tabl. Hort. Par. ed. II. 208. (1813)
  • Heterotypic
    • Mimosa scorpioides L., Sp. Pl. 1: 521. (1753)
    • Mimosa arabica Lam. in J. Lamarck & al., Encycl. 1(1): 19. (1783)
    • Acacia vera Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4(2): 1085. (1806)
    • Acacia scorpioides (L.) W.Wight, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 9: 173. (1905)
    • Acacia arabica (Lam.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4(2): 1085. (1806)
    • Acacia arabica var. nilotica (L.) Benth.
    • Acacia scorpioides var. nilotica (L.) A.Chev.

References

  • Hurter, P.J.H. & Mabberley, D.J. 2008. Mabberley's Plant-Book: A Portable Dictionary of Plants, Their Classification and Uses 1021.
  • International Plant Names Index. 2016. Vachellia nilotica. Published online. Accessed Sept. 25 2016.
  • Kyalangalilwa, B., Boatwright, J.S., Daru, B.H., Maurin, O. & Bank, M. 2013. Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172(4): 500–523. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.018 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 
  • Tropicos.org 2016. Vachellia nilotica . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Sept. 25.
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